Health Data and Results Initiative – Funding opportunity by invitation only

This funding opportunity is part of Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC’s) Department-Initiated – Multiple Invitations (DIMI) pilot project within GAC’s funding processes for international assistance. Only organizations invited by GAC are eligible to apply.

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• Application period
• Description
• Eligibility

Application period

Invited organizations have from June 14 to August 30, 2023, to apply.

Description

Action area(s):

• gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls
• human dignity: health and nutrition

Geographic focus:

• Sub-Saharan Africa (80%)
• South America (10%)
• Asia (10%)

Estimated size of project(s): Can$1,750,000
Number of projects to be funded: 1-2 projects
Overall budget: Can$1,750,000

Objective: 

Improve the health and health rights for those experiencing poverty, marginalization and/or vulnerability by generating and using evidence from health and nutrition investments and undertaking monitoring and evaluation of health and nutrition interventions for program quality improvement and accountability.

Eligibility (by invitation only)

• Must be a Canadian organization
• Must be a Department/Institute with contracts <$5M CAD directly from Global Affairs Canada
• Must have a Record of international development related scientific global health publications

Organizations invited to submit an application were selected based on criteria ensuring a wide range of experience in international development related to global health research and evaluation. Selection criteria included the following:

• Must have significant (> 5 years) experience in designing global health evaluations and studies in line with GAC priorities in sexual reproductive health and rights, nutrition and health systems across different ODA eligible countries and regions;
• Must have a strong focus on health equity and gender equality;

• Must have significant experience (> 5 years) supporting and working with partners in low income countries.

If you have any questions, send an email to DIMI-IMIM@international.gc.ca.